It's gotta be an illness. There's no way he's this much of a douchebag.

I mean, I'm not saying I hope he's seriously ill. But it'd make this whole thing much easier to swallow as a fan if he left on good terms, because right now I'm hoping his plane goes down over the middle of the ocean.

Well nevermind. fvck you Kovy.

It's the same illness the owners had last off season. Pure, unadulterated greed.

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Oh he's going to play somewhere else. Nobody leaves close to 80 mil on the table

fvck him. Kovy is a ++++ who knows no pride or honor. All the rumors were true, he wanted to stay in Russia the whole time. We were just in denial about it.

He also did every honest Russian NHL player a grave disservice. Now they're all going to be looked at like potential Kovalchuks who just high tail it at any moment.

Also, fvck the NHL. Another pointless lockout, the KHL rolls out the red carpet for a favorite son and surprise surprise...HE LIKES IT AND WANTS TO STAY. Now the league loses one of its more exciting and dynamic players.

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^7^ is just defending his sport sheeps.. as Alcibiades the exiled Athenian rationalizes in his speech to the enemy Spartans, he wants to take revenge on Athens because he loves it and can't stand to see the state it's in now - Triumph

Utter disbelief and dissappointment. I don't see how we recover from this short term.. But I guess if Lou already knew this might be coming he thinks otherwise.. Maybe we can add Vanek somehow? Seems impossible to replace Kovy..

He also did every honest Russian NHL player a grave disservice. Now they're all going to be looked at like potential Kovalchuks who just high tail it at any moment.

Also, fvck the NHL. Another pointless lockout, the KHL rolls out the red carpet for a favorite son and surprise surprise...HE LIKES IT AND WANTS TO STAY. Now the league loses one of its more exciting and dynamic players.

You are right on the money with those two points. I was thinking the same thing.

Also, fvck the NHL. Another pointless lockout, the KHL rolls out the red carpet for a favorite son and surprise surprise...HE LIKES IT AND WANTS TO STAY. Now the league loses one of its more exciting and dynamic players.

After my initial shock wore off, this raced through my mind. The NHL is losing a star player, and the lockout probably played a decisive role. I'd like to think they would learn from that, but history doesn't warrant any optimism there.

Im organizing a synchronized trip to the dumpster/garbage today. Bring all of your Kovalchuk gear and memorabilia. I expect to get home around 6:30 and I will promptly walk into my bedroom, grab my Kovalchuk shirt and autographed 8x10 and slam it into the garbage.